Ice Skating Rink

"The Ice Skating Rink earns a BrickScore of 67.5 as a thoughtfully engineered seasonal gift set, where the elegant splat-gear skating mechanism and exclusive Christmas jumper minifigures consistently impressed reviewers, and owners (4.7/5, 191 ratings) clearly agree it was worth chasing at the $150 qualifying threshold."

Brickset praised the Ice Skating Rink as a clever, well-engineered seasonal gift-with-purchase, singling out the splat-gear spinning mechanism and exclusive Christmas jumper minifigures as highlights that make it more desirable than LEGO's own contemporaneous seasonal retail offering. Jay's Brick Blog was more measured, finding it charming and playful but flagging the gear color as a missed opportunity for trans-light blue. Owner ratings back the set strongly: 4.7/5 across 191 Amazon reviews, with LEGO.com's single rating at 5.0. Moderate reviewer agreement reflects the differing scores (88 vs. 60) rather than a fundamental disagreement on the set's character.

Where they split: Brickset scored this at 88 versus Jay's Brick Blog at 60, a wider gap than the high-level positive tone suggests. Brickset was enthusiastic about the mechanical ingenuity and minifigure quality, while Jay's Brick Blog was warmer but more restrained in calling it "charming" rather than exceptional. Both ultimately recommend it, but Brickset's enthusiasm is clearly stronger. Owners at 4.7/5 sit closer to the Brickset read.